Tourist attractions Newcastle upon Tyne

This museum of popular traditions enthrallingly illustrates the context and conditions of life in the North of England from the early 19C to the turn of the 20C, at the time of the Industrial Revolution. Tramways from the time transport visitors thro..

The Laing Art Gallery boasts a truly impressive collection of artworks dating from the 18C-20C. It also houses a very fine collection of watercolours and pays tribute to the decorative arts, represented by a splendid display of glass, ceramic and sil..

The " new castle " was built by William the Conqueror's son, Robert Courteheuse, in 1080. The keep is all that remains of the castle which he inherited in the 12C. From the top of this huge construction, you are greeted with a beautiful pan..

Arriving from the south you will see this remarkable urban landscape at its best, heightened by the bridges spanning the Tyne: High Level Bridge, the oldest, Swing Bridge, Tyne Bridge and the Millenium Bridge (2001), a marvel of technology and aesthe..

An enlightened 19C town planning project gave Newcastle a new town centre complete with public buildings, large covered markets, retail arcades and broad streets, the finest of which is Grey Street. Running parallel to busy Grainger Street, it runs f..

This museum exhibits a number of sketches of Hadrian's wall, as well as a number of objects found on site. The temple of Mithra de Carrawburgh was rebuilt with the original sculpted stones.

The well-restored buildings of the 13C Dominican convent now has a crafts centre.

In this Science, Technology and local history museum in Newcastle, pride of place is given to Turbinia which, for a while was the fastest vessel in the world and the star of the 1879 naval review titled Spithead. Some of the exhibitions provide an in..

The impact of a meteorite, the mysteries of DNA, the complexities of the brain and the development of a new born baby - these are just some of the mysteries that are unravelled through highly original films and interactive experinces. The leisure cen..

Not far from the «new castle» you will see the strange outline of the multi-storey buildings of the colourful Byker Wall, which was the end-product of a successful collaboration of architects and the inhabitants of the old working class district of B..

The remains of the Roman fort of Segedunum overlook the north bank of the River Tyne. The fort was the last outpost at the eastern end of the famous wall built by Roman Emperor Hadrian (AD 76-138). The wall was built to protect England from invasions..

Considered as the first British historian, Bede the Venerable (673-735) joined Jarrow Monastery, where he was to later write his Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation. This is an ambitious project including St Paul's Church with its Saxon ..

This daring bridge was built in 1726 over one of the region's typical wooded dunes. Its stone arch gives an impression of innovation. In the early 18C, close to one thousand trucks crossed the bridge every day. By the 19C, this mode of transport had ..

Built for Admiral George Delaval 1718-1729, this large Nordic version of a Palladian villa is the masterpiece of John Vanbrugh, the architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. The northern façade faces a windswept landscape towards the industrial..

The Christian faith, revived by Benedict and his successors, was the impetus behind the construction of St Andrew's Church, one of the most extraordinary examples of modern religious architecture. Its interior is an Expressionist interpretation of Go..

The National Glass Centre is a museum dedicated to the manufacture of glass. The various stages of production are shown with stained glass, vases and drinking glasses. The many uses of glass in the modern world are also evoked, particularly in the fi..